Civil Rights Activist Reminisces About Her Work
With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Life-time
civil rights activist and motivational speaker Roberta Smith Tracy
will speak at The Citadel on January 17 at 7 p.m. in Bond Hall,
room 165.

The
Honorable Tracy will talk about her involvement with the civil
rights movement and her relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. as an activist. She will talk about her first encounter with
Dr. King at Spelman College in the summer of 1960 and take you
through the sit-ins and marches they participated in together.
Tracy says this about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "He probably
had the most profound impact on my life as a man who believed
in fighting for what he believed to be right for all mankind."

A
native of Washington, D.C., Tracy has devoted her lifes
work to issues of civil rights and liberties, equity and rights
of children. As an undergraduate student, she attended Spelman
College and Howard University. She received a juris doctor degree
from Howard University School of Law in 1973 and has completed
post-graduates studies in labor and industrial relations at Cornell
University.

In
1992, she became the first African American woman to be appointed
to the State of Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission.
Today, Tracy is the director of affirmative action, equal opportunity
and diversity at The Citadel.

Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. observance program is open to the public.
For additional information contact the Public Affairs Office at
953-2155.